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Description: | PRN 23839
Archaeological evaluation (trial trenching) on land at Woolram Wygate, Spalding identified a possible east to west aligned palaeochannel, containing pottery dating to between the 2nd and 3rd century AD. A radiocarbon date (230 AD) was obtained from a peaty deposit contained within the feature. Environmental analysis of the channel sediments showed that although brackish conditions were recorded in the lower (possibly Iron Age / early Roman) deposits, freshwater conditions were prevalent by the 2nd to 3rd centuries. {1}{2}
A Fluxgate Gradiometer (Magnetometry) Survey was undertaken on land at Wygate Park, Spalding as part of a larger archaeological investigation of the proposed development site, in order to place the findings from earlier trial trenches into a wider context. The survey clarified the nature and extent of the palaeochannel, particularly towards the east, and its relationship to Iron Age and Romano-British settlement and industrial activity on the site. {3} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 43 - 409 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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